There are 5 REGIONAL MARTE MEO GROUPS and spokesmen on behalf of the »Marete Meo Movement - Germany«.
Information regarding the »Marte Meo Movement - Germany« will be given by one of the spokesmen [click here for names & E-mail Addresses]

For the first time, at 12th of June 2014, the Team of Marte Meo Medical International could present the Marte Meo Method at a medical congress in Switzerland:

A presentation with film at the third joint congress of Swiss pediatricians, surgeons for children and juveniles and psychiatrists for children and juveniles that took place on 12th./13th of June 2014 at the Congress Center Basel in Basel, Switzerland.

The following Abstract has been published in the Swiss Medical Weekly, The European Journal of Medical Sciences, Supplementum 203, May 26, 2014, p. 10.

After the congress this Swiss medical scientific Journal was sent to all Swiss medical doctors.
It seems that in Switzerland the Marte Meo Method should now be accepted as a valid scientific method for at least certain medical fields.

[Sydney, KU Children's Services, 29-6-2012] The team: »We enjoy it, we see it works, we are keen to enroll it across KU children's Services.«

Since 2008 this group of KU staff, working in early childhood services, have been training with Maria Aarts in the Marte Meo model.
Moving from Marte Meo Practictioner to Marte Meo Colleague Trainer and now training on Marte Meo Supervsior level.

Another interesting project, in cooperation with the University College of Molde, was presented by Supervisor May-Britt Storjord.

Supervisor Astrid Andersen presented the results of her master’s on Marte Meo, and Rigmor Alnes presented three of her articles being part of her doctorate on the effects of Marte Meo in Dementia Ward.

Doctor Ursula Becker, Lic. Marte Meo Supervisor, presented two very interesting presentations. The first on Marte Meo and Autonomy in Dementia Care. The second focused on Marte Meo as Palliative Dementia Care.

Finally a model for using Marte Meo in the Specialised Hospital Care was presented and information given regarding the various Marte Meo educations.

The feedback from the participants was very positive. It was so good that we are planning a second conference on Marte Meo On Dementia Care and Elderly Care Psychiatry in 2013. We will keep you informed.

[Dublin, 5-10-2011]: Joint Conference between Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW; celebrating 40 years of social work representation in 2011) and Marte Meo Training Centre HSE, Dublin, Ireland, at The Ashling Hotel, Dublin 8, Ireland.

Title of the conference: Marte Meo Supportive Interaction - »The Process from birth to old age«
The conference identified early-life development support that is essential for developing & using life skills.

[Eindhoven, 04-10-2014] It’s quite seldom, that I stay at Eindhoven for a long time. Mostly I’m traveling around, because that belongs the work. But this summer period I was at home for over 2 months. Of course not just free wheeling, always enough work around. But the pace is different, with time for nice things, like staying in the beautiful baroque city of Lecce/Puglia, Italy. At the end of August, closing in much quicker then I thought, the first Marte Meo Course at my international Marte Meo Centre, Eindhoven, was held. And then the roller coaster took off:
Marte Meo events in Croatia (Silvija Phillips Reichherzer),
Bergen (Marte Meo Medical & Marte Meo Nordic Congress),
Bielefeld (ILK),
Warendorf (Caritas; with Michael Hipp),
Osnabrück (Marte Meo Bewegung Germany Symposium & Yearly meeting Supervisors),
Trier (Caritas),
Ludwigshafen (LuZi, City Ludwigshafen),
Saarbrücken/Bexbach (Community Family Centre),
Groningen (Zorggroep Groningen, in-company).
While all the events were fully booked or nearly sold out, people hopped from congress to congress to get last seats, some even mailing me for advocacy.
Now that September came to an end it feels so good to see Marte Meo professionals working so hard on interesting subjects, helping out people, learning every day and showing new possibilities. Seeing so many getting energy from each other and their daily successful efforts to set them going on with their important work, it feels wonderful. And there are so many stimulating moments coming, I’m sure of that.
I wish you all a nice October period.

Eindhoven, Marte Meo International: At the 27th of August, 2014, the Autumn Season started with the first the of the Marte Meo Supervisor Course. It was lovely to meet the Marte Meo professionals bringing in their fresh idea and their deeper insiight into several subjects during the two days at Eindhoven. Summer lasted quite a long time for me, over 2 months staying in The Nethterlands was a new experience to me. Now, with the start off of the Supervisor Course the next trips into Europe are at hand: Croatia, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Ireland. Before we know, Christmas time is coming!
I wish all of you a good and fresh start into the season to come.

[Amsterdam, 25-0625] Marte Meo Licensed Supervisors from Australia, Greece, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, standing at the very same spot in front of Rembrandt's famous »Nightwatch« as President Obama did some weeks ago.

The »International Marte Meo Licensed Supervisors Information Exchange Meeting Days« has been held in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, which were organised by Maria Aarts of Marte Meo International. About 25 Marte Meo Licensed Supervisors attended the meeting at Eindhoven.

Can you imagine, that we will stand in front of Rembrandt's famous picture »De Nachtwacht« (Night Watch), the very same spot Mr. President Barack Obama was studying the picture a few weeks ago?
We, Marte Meo Licensed Supervisors, will be there, during the International Marte Meo Licensed Supervisors' Days in Eindhoven visiting the »Rijksmuseum« in Amsterdam.
Participants from 13 countries will attend the Marte Meo L.C.'s Days at Eindhoven.

Children often reveal through their interaction that they are in need of extra support in their development. Teachers are fully aware of this and when they see that, for example, a child has difficulties being together with others, they will try to help that child. If, despite their experience and knowledge, the situation remains unresolved, then it is logical to seek extra help. This is what this manual is all about: an attempt to provide help to support children who need it.

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In the beginning of February 2013 the 8 participants of the first Marte Meo practitioner course in Italian language in Roveredo in the italian part of Switzerland got their Marte Meo practitioner certificate. It was a fantastic group: full of curiosity and enthusiasm. There's good energy to continue and to go in deeper. We are busy to translate texts and articles to bring the Marte Meo informations closer to the italian world and we are organizing the second Practitioner and the first Therapist course!

[Frankfurt, 29-2-2012] »Kita Frankfurt« (Marte Meo Daycare Facility For Children), largest daycare facility for children in Frankfurt on the Main (Germany), educated their pedagogical staff on the Marte Meo method. Josje Aarts, director Director Marte Meo International – Education (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) did a presentation on behalf of the Frankfurt staff, March 2008. Since then staff became enthusiastic about the method and education in Frankfurt was commenced.
In ca. 140 community day care centers »Kita Frankfurt« facilitates over 12.000 children (age 0-10/12 years).

[Haslum, 13-5-2012] We received from Sissel Holten the following mail concerning certification of 4 Swedish school leaders:

Hello Maria,

At the Marte Meo Nordic Congress, Nyborg (Denmark, 1/3-5-2012) I promised to send you some words about my four Swedish school leaders who I've been training for two years now. They all received their Marte Certification during the latest Marte Meo Nordic Congress.

They find Marte Meo a very good help during their work as leaders, because they learn to see the teacher in an exact way by means of the films. Marte Meo also give them a good opportunity to help the

help the teachers with the leading skills at their classroom and so being more aware of the power of good relations with their pupils during teaching.
By the way: Your website is very informing! I tell everyone to take a look so they can be inspired!
Big smile,

[Kristiansand, 2-2-2012] Rolf Rohde, Kristiansand, Norway, wrote us:»Marte Meo As Part Of Developing Competency - In The Best Interest Of Children«A network project between Western Balkan children’s homes and the University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway, grounded upon the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The University of Agder was awarded the financial resources necessary to fund a three-year competency-raising project in the Western Balkans. These funds were provided by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs under a program entitled: »Peace, Reconciliation and Democracy in the Western Balkans.«

The project aims to contribute to the establishment of a network between children’s homes. It also aims at raising staff competency levels in order to provide high-quality child care. Work is being completed to achieve these goals through organizational and sustainable staff development.
As a part of this program a groups of selected child care workers has been chosen to participate in the Marte Meo Practitioner education. Each children’s homes was provided a film camera and two colleagues from the same place film each other in daily interaction with children. When we meet for a two days seminar we give feedback on the films. We analyze the films together with the participants and underline the parts containing supportive interactions. The model and way of working in this program has been developed adjusted to local context and in accordance with the standards of Marte Meo International procedures.
The network of children’s homes is from Split in Croatia, Beograd and Uzice in Serbia, Banja Luka, Tuzla and Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Skopje in Macedonia. Until now we have had seminar days in Split and Sarajevo. In May 2012, we will meet in Beograd. In this way of traveling about in the West-Baltic countries we also learn to know and experience the culture and the way of living and upbringing in this part of Europe. The sixteen participants, being children’s nurses as well as psychologists and pedagogues, find it stimulating and challenging to take part in the interaction analyzes.
Traveling the Balkan regions we clearly saw, like one of them said, »the emotional hunger of the child« and the »desire for contact«. Another participant stated: »Now I have been working in this children’s home for so many years, and by working in this way, I have found the enthusiasm I had when I started.«
We as instructors, also see how the candidates achieve new skills in daily interaction moments as they with their children.

»A Spoonful Of Food - A Spoonful Of Love«Marte Meo in nursing of orphan infants at Haydom Lutheran Hospital in Tanzania.

Orphan infants in Mbulu and Hanang districts in Northern Tanzania spend their first months in life at the Child Care Unit (CCU) at Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH). These vulnerable children are fed and nursed, but get very little emotional and social support. Can Marte Meo offer nurses and assistants at CCU additional the support they need?
This question may become the start of a post doc project conducted by PhD, Marte Meo Therapist Kari Vik and Family Therapist, Marte Meo Licensed Supervisor, Rolf Rohde.We have directly borrowed (or stolen) the beautiful saying of MariaAarts often used, when she’s analysing interaction on film. Looking stepby step for contact moments Maria often says that a child needs »a spoonful of food and a spoonful of love«.
Visiting Haydom (Tanzania) it was clear that our work supplementary needed some knowledge regarding some conditions of cultural and social codes. What are the contents of love, attachment and developmental support in contextual circumstances as we observed them at CCU? So far we think there might be a good possibility of fruitful collaboration. We’re working in between on finding the right administrative routines and a local anchoring. As soon as a working model for this concept has been developed, we will decide the frequency in visiting Tanzania and decide on the duration of the project. So far the preliminary investigations gave us some rough notions; we work on the protocols and at the same time we also still ask a lot of questions, for instance like: Since 2009 orphan infants in the catchment area of HLH are nursed at a special CCU unit. In daily care the orphans get their basic needs such as rest, sleep, food and vaccinations. However, there is little time for the staff to provide the emotional and social support that these orphan infants need to become more resilient. If the Marte Meo Method could be offered to these child nurses and assistants at CCU, followed by research on the working mechanisms of such an intervention, it probably would be possible to make clear if this method can be useful in improving the relation between the nurses/assistants and the infants, and thus the Marte Meo Method might contributes to facilitating a vigorous mental health development as well as enhance the quality of attachment for the babies. Moreover, they will probably be more capable of establishing a secure attachment to their father and family of origin, when they are brought to them or other caretakers when they are dismissed from the CCU.
Therefore we want to examine the Marte Meo Method offered to child nurses and assistants at CCU in order to establish whether this method can be useful, and thus contribute in facilitating a vigorous mental health that can be administrated at a low threshold in the public health system. Furthermore, the results will be important in deciding whether there are any universal working mechanisms of the Marte Meo Method.